SPDR Dow Jones International Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:RWX) Short Interest Up 125.8% in August

SPDR Dow Jones International Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:RWX) was the target of a large growth in short interest in the month of August. As of August 14th, there was short interest totaling 71,123 shares, a growth of 125.8% from the July 30th total of 31,493 shares. Approximately 0.7% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 22,564 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 3.2 days.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On SPDR Dow Jones International Real Estate ETF

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Osborne Partners Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of SPDR Dow Jones International Real Estate ETF by 0.5% in the first quarter. Osborne Partners Capital Management LLC now owns 1,153,817 shares of the company’s stock valued at $30,715,000 after purchasing an additional 5,762 shares in the last quarter. Baker Avenue Asset Management LP boosted its position in shares of SPDR Dow Jones International Real Estate ETF by 8.3% during the fourth quarter. Baker Avenue Asset Management LP now owns 379,759 shares of the company’s stock worth $10,633,000 after purchasing an additional 29,126 shares in the last quarter. Jane Street Group LLC lifted its holdings in shares of SPDR Dow Jones International Real Estate ETF by 83.1% during the 4th quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 188,460 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,277,000 after purchasing an additional 85,511 shares in the last quarter. Sachem Hill LLC increased its holdings in SPDR Dow Jones International Real Estate ETF by 6.3% during the 1st quarter. Sachem Hill LLC now owns 97,952 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,607,000 after purchasing an additional 5,836 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Assetmark Inc. boosted its position in SPDR Dow Jones International Real Estate ETF by 2.8% during the 1st quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 92,934 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,474,000 after acquiring an additional 2,568 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 64.39% of the company’s stock.

SPDR Dow Jones International Real Estate ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA:RWX traded down $0.24 on Friday, hitting $27.47. The stock had a trading volume of 23,908 shares, compared to its average volume of 36,749. SPDR Dow Jones International Real Estate ETF has a twelve month low of $26.07 and a twelve month high of $30.47. The company has a market capitalization of $263.44 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.85 and a beta of 0.76. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $27.51 and its 200-day moving average price is $27.88.

About SPDR Dow Jones International Real Estate ETF

SPDR Dow Jones International Real Estate ETF (the Fund), formerly SPDR DJ Wilshire International Real Estate ETF, seeks to closely match the returns and characteristics of the total return performance of the Dow Jones Global ex-U.S. Select Real Estate Securities Index (the Index), an equity index based upon the global (ex-US) real estate market. The Index is a float adjusted market capitalization index designed to measure the performance of publicly traded real estate securities in developed and emerging countries excluding the United States.